“The first responsibility of government is to keep our residents safe. We are now facing a public-safety crisis with the growing presence of MS-13 gang violence that is affecting our communities, and we must treat it as such,” Martins said.

He said he’ll create an inspector-level position in the Nassau Police Department whose mission will be to “wipe out these violent gangs preying on our communities.

“This officer’s focus would be marshaling resources across the county and working with state and federal agencies in a targeted approach to share intelligence and combat the gang violence crisis we have in this county. The inspector will have all the resources needed to get the job done,” he said.

There have been 22 killings linked to MS 13 in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past year.

Human remains were discovered last week in Freeport, and a week prior, authorities in Roosevelt found the remains of Angel Soler, 16, a student at Freeport HS, who had been missing for three months. Authorities suspect both killings are gang-related.

Martins, a former state senator, said he would work with federal authorities and not protect illegal immigrants involved in gang activity.